Middle years teacher education: New programs and research directions

Australian Educational Researcher

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 73-90

  Pendergast, Donna ^a   Whitehead, Kay ^b   De Jong, Terry ^c   Newhouse Maiden, Lesley ^c   Bahr, Nan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 34748871974     PISSN: 03116999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03216858     Document Type: Article

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